The old records of the town of Fitchburgh, Massachusetts, 1764-1769, Part 4

Author: Fitchburg, Mass. :Published by authority of the City Council,; Fitchburg (Mass.); Davis, Walter A. (Walter Alonzo), 1846-
Publication date: 1898
Publisher: Fitchburg, Mass. : Published by authority of the City Council
Number of Pages: 464


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6ly Voted to Dismis the fixth artcl


7ly the meting Disolvd


Thos Cowdin town Clark


Worceftr fs To mr Isaac Gibson Cunftable for the town of fitchburgh Greting


(feal) In his majests name you are Requird to Warne all ye free holders and other Inhabitents of the town of fitchburg qualified by Law to Vote in town afaers to afemble and meet at the meting house on mondy the


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twenty third Day of this Inftent Novembr at twelve O Clock then and their being Duely meet and formd to act on the artcls folowing


1 to Chues a moderater for Goverment of fd meting


2 to fee if the town Will Rafe aney fum of money to Defray town Charges or to pay aney Deets all Redy Con- tracted by the town


[41]


Novembr the 23 1767


3 to See Whether method the town Will Com into to provid a fcoole or or fcools the year Infuing or vote aney thing Refering their too


4 to See if the town Will Do aney thing further towards finifhing the meting houfe the year Infuing .


5 to See if the town Will abate Jofhua Pools Rats in the year 1766


Here of fale not & make Returne of this Warrent With your Dowings there on to Sum Wone of us the Subscribr at on or befor the Day above mentned Given under our hand and feel this Ninth Day of Novembr and in the Eighth year of his majests Reighn A D 1767 fitchburgh November the 9 1767


Thos Cowdin ) Select meen Isaac Gibfon ( for fitchburgh


Worceftr fs In obediants to the Within Written Warrent I have Notified and Warned the free holders & other In- habitents to a peare at time and place Within mentned to act on the artcls Within mentned acording to the tenor of the Within Inftrument


Fitchburgh November the 23 1767


Ifaac Gibson Cunftable


att a Legal meting of the free holders and other In- habitents of town of fitchburgh afembled Novembr the 23 1767


1ly Cofe Capt David Goodridge moderater


2ly Voted to Rafe thirty pounds to pay for preaching


3ly Voted to Rafe fifty five pounds to pay mr Baldwine and to pay other town Charges


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4ly Voted to Rase Eight pounds to provide a Scool or Scools


5ly Voted & Chofe Capt David Goodridge Decon amos Kimball and John thuften be a Comite to provide a Scool or Scools


6ly Voted and Reconfidred the fcool money being Laid out in two placef in town


7ly Voted that three quarters of the money be laid out in two places the other quarter be Laid out in two parts that is mr fullams Corner & mr hartwells Corner


8ly Voted to Rais thirteen pounds fix fhilings and Eight pence to laid out in bulding the ftares up the Gal- erys and Laing the Galery flooers and buelding the breft work Round the Galerys


[42] 9ly Voted not to abate mr Jofhua pools Rats in the year 1766


the meting Disolvd


(Seele) Worceftr fs To mr Ifaac Gibfon Cunftable for the town of fitchburgh Greting


In his majeftes name you are Requird to Warn all the fre holders and other Inhabitents qualified by Law to vote in town afaers to afemble & meet at the meting house on mondy the twenty third Day of this Inftint Novembr at four O Clock in the after noon then and their being Duely afembled to act on the artels folowing


1 to Chues a moderater for Goverment of fd meting


2 to See if the town Will make aney additon to mr John Paysons Salery in Regard to finding him his Wood or vote aney thing Refering there to as they fhall think proper


Here of faile not and make Due Return of this War- ent With your Dowings to fum one of us at or befor the time above mentned Given under our hands and feele at fitchburgh this twenty first Day of Novembr & in the Eighth year of his majeftes Reign A D 1767


Thos Cowdin | Ifaac Gibson Select meen


Ifaiah Witt for fitchburgh


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Worceftr fs In obediance to the Within Written War- ent I her by Notifie and Warn the free holders & other Inhabitents to a pear at time and place Within menfhned to act on the artels Within mentned acording to the tenor of ye within Inftrement fitchburgh Novemer the 23 1767 Ifaac Gibson Cunftable


att a Legal meting of the free holders and other In- habitents of the town of fitchburgh afembld Novembr the 23 1767


Thos Cowdin town Clark


11y Voted and Chofe Capt David Goodridge moder- ater


2ly Voted to find mr John Payson his Wood aneuely that is from year to year fo Long as he fhall Contnu our mineftr that is find and provide thirty Cords of Wood a Greabl to his Request fent to the town under his hand Dated Novembr the 23 1767


the meting Disolvd


Thos Cowdin Town Clark


[43] Decembr the 16 1767


Novembr the 30 1767


mr John Payfon Gave his anfwer in the affermitive and Axepted of the towns Call to Settle in the Work of the Gofpel miniftry in this town


Thos Cowdin Town Clark


(feale) Worceftr fs To mr Isaac Gibfon Cunftable for the town of fitchburgh Greting


In his majefts name you are Requird to Warn all the free holders and other Inhabitents of the town of fitch- burgh qualefid by law to Vote in town afaers to afemble and meet at the meting houfe on Wenfdy the fixtenth Day of this Inftent Decembr at one O Clock in the after noon then and their being Duely meet and formd to act on the artels folowing


1 to Chufe a moderater for Goverment of fd meting


2 to See What method the town Will Come Into in Regard to aponitng a Day to ordain mr John payfon or


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vote aney thing Referring there to as they fhall think proper


3 to have thofe perfons that have aney Demands on the town to bring in their a Compts in order for a settl- ment


4 to See if the town Will Give back the Deed of the acre of Land Deeded to the town for a Buering yard by Thos Cowdin


Here off fail not and make Returne of this Warrent With your Dowings their on to Sum Won of us the Sub- fcribrs at or before the Day a bove mentned Given under our hands and Seal this Second Day of Decembr and in the Eight year of his mjefts Reighn A D 1767


fitchburgh Decr the 2 1767 Thos Cowdin \ felect meen Ifaac Gibfon § for fitchburgh


Worceftr fs Fitchburgh Decr the 16 1767


In obediance to the Within Written Warrent I have Notified & Warned the free holders and other Inhabitance to apear at time and place Within mentioned to act on the artikles Within mentioned acording to the tenor of the Within Inftrument


Ifaac Gibfon Cunftable


[44] at a Legal meting of the free holders and other Inhabitents of the town of fitchburg afembled Decembr the 16 1767


Thos Cowdin Town Clark


1ly ... voted and Chofe Liut Ruben Gibfon moderater


2ly ... voted and apointed the Wendy the 27 Day of Janeuery 1768 to ordain mr John payson


3ly ... voted to Send for Church of Walpole & actown & Chelse


4ly ... voted to Send for the two Churches in of Lan- ceftr and the Church of Luninburgh & the first Church of Leominftr and the Church of Wefminfter and the Church of Shirley


5ly ... voted that Capt David Goodridg Decon amos Kimball & John Thuften be a Comite to notefie the


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Churches Sent for to afsift in the ordenation of mr John payson


6ly ... voted that Decon Kimball & Ephriam [ the Decons Kimball provide for & Entertain the Counfel ( aloud at the ordenation of mr John payfon & that the town pay five Dolers to Decon Kimball and five Dolers to Ephriam Kimball for that Serves paid Eph™ Kimball his five Dolers 1 10 paid


7ly ... voted to alow Thos Cowdin his a Count Which is £2 $2 ₫6 paid and also to alow Ifaac Gibfon his acont Which


0 16 0 paid is


gly ... voted to and alow Decon amos Kimball his acount Which is 2 15 0 paid 10ly ... voted and Gave back the Deed of the acre of Land Deded to the town by Thos Cowden for a buering yard


the meting Difolvd


Thos Cowdin town Clark


1768 march the 7 the anual meting att fitchburgh


(feal) Worceftr fs To mr Ifaac Gibfon Cunftable for the town fitchburgh Greting


In His majefts name you are Requird to Warn all the free holders and other Inhabitents of the town qualified by Law to vote in town afaers to afemble and meet at the meting house on mondy the feventh Day of march next at Nine O Clock in the four noon then and their being Duely meet & formd to act on the artcls folowing


1


to Chuefe a moderater for Goverment of fd meting


2 to Chuefe Select meen and other town oficers .


3 to Exept of Such town Roads as Shall be Laid out by Select men or their order


4 to Raefe money to mend the high Ways & vote aney thing Referring there to as they fhall think proper


5 to heare the a Counts of thofe that have Dun Serves for the town & to Rafe money for to Defray tow Charges [45] march ye


6 to fee the town Will abate fuch Rats as fhall be


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Town of Fitchburgh.


Laid befor town from the feveral Cunftables or aney other Perfons


7 to heare the a Counts of the town trefhror from the Select meen


8 to fee if the town Will Rafe money to provide the town With Waits and mefhors or aney other town artcls as the town hall think proper


9 to fee if the town Will Let the Swine Run at Large year Infuing


10 to See What method the town Will take to pro- vide a fuport for mrs Harts maintanance and vote aney thing Refering thir to as they fhall think proper


Here off faile not and make Return of this Warent With your Dowings there on to fum one of us the Sub- fcribers at on or before the Day a bove mentfhned Given under our hand and Seal this nintenth Day of febuery and in the Eighth year of his majefts Reighn A D 1768


Thos Cowdin] Select


Ifaac Gibfon meen for


Ifaiah Witt fitchburgh


Worceftr fs march the 7 1768


In obeidance to the Within Ritten Warent I have Notified & War the free holderf & other inhabitents to apear at time and place Within menfhned to act On the artels Within menchned acording to the tenor of the Within Inftrement


Ifaac Gibfon Cunftable


att a Legal meting of the free holders and other In- habitants of the town of fitchburgh afembled on march the 7 1768


Thos Cowdin Town Clark


1ly Cofe Decon amos Kimball moderater


21y Chofe Thos Cowdin Decon Kimball & Ifaac Gibfon Select meen


31y Chofe Thos Cowdin town Clark


41y Chofe Thos Cowdin town trefhror


51y Chofe Thos Cowdin Cunftable


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61y Exepted Ebenezer Bridge to Serve Cunftable in fd Cowdins Rume


[46] 7ly Chofe Jonathan Wood & Caled Upton War- dens


Wardens 81y Chofe Elifha fullam Phinehas Steward Phinehas Hartwell Ebenezer Bridge James Gray high Way Colec- high Way Colectors tors


91y Chofe Phinehas Steward Elifha fullam tithin tithin meen meen


101x Chofe Ephriam Smith Edward Scott Dear


Reves


Deer Reves


11ly Chofe John Bufs max Jewet fier Wards . fier Ward 12ly Chofe William Thurlo Nehemiah fuller Eliphlet mace hog Reves hog Reves 13ly Chofe Soloman Steward Survare of Clabords and Shingels


Clabords & Shingels


14ly Chofe Jonathan Wood Svaer of hups & Staves


hups & Staves


15ly Chofe William Thurlo Seler of Lether . Seler of Lether


16ly Chofe Ephm Kimball Nehemiah fuller fence Vew- fence vers ers


17ly Chofe Charls Willard Ifaac Gibfon field Driv-


field Drivers ers


18ly Chofe Capt David Goodridge a Colector to Colect the Land tax Granted by the Grat and Generol Corte on the Non Refadent propriotrs Land Lying in the town of fitchburg that is one half peny pur acre Colector of the Land tax


191y Exepted the Road Laid out from mr Thos Palmors Land if Given to the old Road


20 artcle not Exepted


21ly exepted of the Road that Leds from the End of the old Road Runing by mr Thos Harrifes to Kilpatricks Land and through Kilpatricks Land & through thos Har- rises Land to Joseph Downes Land and through fd Land of Jofeph Downs til it Coms to [47] Land of mr francis fullam or Timothy fullams Land if Given by the owners of the Land


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22ly Exepted of a Road from John Bufs hous through fd Bufs Land to Land of mr hotten and mr Goodridges and mr Olivers if Given by the oner of the Land


23ly Exepted of the Road beginings at mofes thurlos Line betwen mofes Land and William thurlows Runing by mofes hous & barn to the north Ent of fd thurlos Wal through mofes thurlos paster one Rodd and an half til it Coms to mr hobys Land and then two Rods Wide til it Coms to the old Road nere James Grays house and markt the trees on the Wefderdly fide of fd Exepted if Given by the oners of the Land


24ly Exepted of a Road through Edward Scotts Land two Rods Wide from the old Road through Comon Land til it Coms to Land of Phinehas Hartw and through fd hartwells Land til it Coms to Land of Caled uptons and through Caled uptons Land til it Coms to Land of Ephri- ham Smiths and through fd Smiths Land til it Coms to the County Rod and markt the tres on the fouth fid of fd Road and Exepted by the town Given by the oners of the Land


25ly Exepted of a Road two Rods Wide begining at fots old Road By a fmall Chesnot ftand Runing South through mr Ebr Bridges Land and through his fathers Land and through mr Browns Land and through mr oli- vers Land and through mr Jofeph Lows Land til Coms to Land of Thos Cowdins then turning West over punch Brook fow Cald then Runing on mr olivers Land betwen fd Cowdins Land and mr olivers til it Coms to the old County Road near the Bridge above the mil pond and Exepted by the town if Given by the oners of the Land


26ly Voted to Elow of the alteration made by mr Kindal Boutal in turing the Rod near his hous and Ax- epted by the town


27ly Voted to Rafe fixty pounds to mend ye high Ways this prefent year and to Work it out as the Cus- tom of the town hath bin that is Every fevaer one Day With his hands on the County Road & on the fpot to aLow /4ª pur ouer for a man that Works £60


28ly Voted and ordrd the furvaers of high Way for the year 1767 Work out the Remain of their high Way


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Rats by the Laft of June 1768 or Colect and pay the money to the town trefhror £ fd


[48] 29ly Voted to alow mofes thurlo for Plank 9 4 paid


30ly Voted to alow Dcon John Thuften for Bording mr alden and Keping his hors 1 10 0 paid 31ly Voted to a Low Ephriham Kimball for Keping the Revrant mr Payfons hors 0 9 8 paid 32ly Voted to aLow Dcon amos Kimball for Bording the Revrent mr Payfon and Keping his hors . 4 3 0 paid 33ly Voted to alow famuel Hodgkins for fawing plank for abridge 0 4 10 paid 34ly Voted to abate Samuel Hodgkins his Rats in Ephm Kimballs List 0 9 8 paid also Thos Palmors Rats in Kimballs List 0 13 10 paid 35ly Voted to Axept of the town trefhrors acounts from the felect meen


36ly Voted to Let the fwine Run at Large the prefent year


37ly Voted to pay mr Witt for Bording mrs Hart Wone Whole year four Pounds & fow in proporton by the Weke in Cafe fhe fhould not Live til the year is Expird 4 00 0 paid


The meting Defolvd


the Sevral Town oficers tuk the oaths Reqird by Law Thos Cowdin town Clark


fitchburgh febuery the 5 1768


We have Laid out a two Road begining at ye Weftrdly Line of Ebenezer Bridges Land through Edward Scotts Land then through Comon Land til it Coms to Phinehas Hartwells Land & through fd Hartwells Land til it Coms to Land of Caleb Uptons & through fª Uptons Land til it Coms to Land of Ephriam Smith and through fª fmiths Land til it Coms to the County Rode betwen Caleb Uptons & Ephriams Smiths and markt treefe on the foutherdly fide of the Rode and Exepted by the town Given by the oner of the Land


Thos Cowdin ( Select men Ifaac Gibfon for


Ifaiah Witt fitchburgh


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Town of Fitchburgh.


[49] fitchburgh febuery ye 9 1768


We have Laid a two Rode Roade begininge at the old Rode Where it Enters Edward Scotts Land at a fmall Chefnot tree Runing fouth upon Land of Ebenezer Bridges then through. mr John Bridges Land of Lexenton then throu Land of mr Jofeph Lows then through mr Olivers Land of Salom til it Coms to Land of Thos Cowdins then turns Weftrdly over punch Brook then Runs upon fd olivers Land Joyning to fd Cowdins Land til it Coms to the County Road near the Bridge & markt tres on the Efterdly fide of the Rode and Exepted by the town if Given by the oner of the Land


Ifaac Gibfon - Ifaiah Witt 1 Select men for fitchburgh


fitchburgh febuery the 6. 1768


We have Laid out a two Rod Road begining at the town Line betwen Thos Palmers Land and the town Line through Comon Land to the old Rod Runing North & markt trees on the Efterdly fide of fd Road


then Begining at Jofiah Colledges frame Runing a north point on Land Belongin to fª Colledges or Elifha fullams til it Coms to Land of francis fullams and markt the tres on the Eftrdly fide of fd Road and Exepted by the town if Given by the oners of the Land


alfo a two Rode Road from ye Ende of the town Road by mr Thos Harrifes through Samuel Kilpatricks Land til it Coms to Land of Thos Harrifes fow through fª Harrifes Land til it Coms to Land of Jofeph Downes Land and fow through fª Downes Land til it Coms to Land of francis fullums or Timothy fulloms and markt the trees on ye foutherdly fide of fd Rode and Exepted by the town if Given by the owners of the Land


alfo a two Rode Road Beginining at John Bufses hous through fª Bufs is Land til it Coms to Land of mr Elezer Hottons fow through fd Hottons Land til it Coms to Land of Jofhua Goodridges til it Coms to Land of mr olivers fow through mr olivers Land til it Coms to the town Rode Leding from Eph OZburns to the metinghous


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and markt tres on the fouth fide of fd Rode Exepted by the town if Given by the owners of the Land


[50] alfo a two Rode Roade from mofes thurlos Line btwen William Thurlos Land and mofes thurlos by mofes thurlos house and barn til it Coms to the north End of fd mofes thurlos Wall through fd mofes pafter one Rod and a half til it Coms to mr Hobys Land and then two Roads through fd hobys Land til it Coms to the old Road Near James Grays hous and markt the tres on the Wefterdly fid of fd Rod and Expted by the town if Given by the oners of the Land


Thos Cowdin Select


Ifaac Gibfon meen for Ifaiah Witt fitchburgh


may the 23 1768


(fele) Worceftr fs To mr Ebenezer Bridge Cunftable for the town of fitchburgh Greting


In his majefts name you are Requird to Warn all the fre holders & other inhabitants of the town of fitchburgh qualified by Law to Vote in town afaers to afemble and meet at the metinghous house on mondy the twenty third Day of this inftant may at two O Clock in the after noon then & their being Duely met and fomd to act on the artels folowing


1 to Chuefe a moderater for Goverment of fd meting


2ly to See What method the town Will take to anfuer the Gineral Coarts Requeft in Joyning With the town of Lanceftor to have one Supearer Coart & two Coarts of the quarter Sesons held their and Vote aney thing Refering their to as they fhall think proper


3ly to fee Whether the town Will build the bridge new over the River near frenches or Vote aney thing Refering their to as they fhall think proper


4ly by a Request from the pue Commitey-that is to fee if the town Will Confider Edward Scott upon acount of a pue he Claims in the metinghouse or defend the Com- mity from aney Deficalty that may arife or do aney thing Refering their to as they fhall think proper


here off faile not and make Return of this Warrent to fum won of us With your dowings their on at or before


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the time above mentned Given under our hands and feal this ninth day of may and in the Eighth year of his majests Reighn A D 1768


Thos Cowdin Amos Kimball Isaac Gibson


Select meen for fitchburgh


[51] In obediance to the Within Warrant I have Warned all the freeholders and other inhabitants of the town of fitchburgh that are qualified by Law to Vote in town afaers to afemble and meet at the time and place to act on the above mentned artels in this warrent


fitchburgh may the 23 1768


Ebenez™ Bridge Cunftable


At a Legal meting of the free holdars and other inhabi- tants of ye town of fitchburgh asembld may the 23 1768 Thos Cowdin Town Clark


11y Chofe Dcon Kimball moderator


2ly Chofe Thos Cowdin John White & Decon John Thuften be a Comite to anfwer the Gineral Coarts Request in a Count of their Request for having one Superior Coart and two Coarts of Coman pleas held at Lanceftr


3ly Voted to builde the bridge over the River by frenches by the towns Genirofite


4ly Voted and agreed upon by the two partes on acount of the pue in Contest ond by Phinehas Steward Which pue Edward Scott Claims is Given up by fd ftew- ard to fd Scott upon Condition that fd Scott pays thirty Shilings and pays also What money the towns Comite Dignefied the pue Grownd at to faid fteward & further more both partys that is fd Edward Scott and fd phine- has Steward Each of them agred and actualy fined the towns Vote both of them never to make aney un Eafinefs further about fd pue if the money be paid by fd fcott in one Weke from this Day being the 23 Day of may 1768 Edward Scott phinehas Steward


a true Cope of the towns Vote the meting Disolvd


Thos Cowdin Town Clark


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Septembr ye 19 1768


Worceftr fs


(feal) To mr Ebenezer Bridge Cunftable for the town of fitchburgh Greting


In his majefts name you are Requird to Warn all the free holders & other inhabitents of the town of fitchburgh qualified by law to Vote in town afaers to afemble & meet at the meting houfe on mondy ye nintenth Day of Sepembr next at two O Clock in the after noon then & their being Duely met and formd to act on the artcels folowing


1ly to Chufe a moderater for Goverment of fd meting


[52] 2ly to fee if the town Will Rafe money to pay the Reverent mr payfon the one half of his Setelment acording to the towns vote


3ly to fee if the town Will Rafe money to pay Revrent mr payfons falery from his ordenation for one year


4ly to fee if the town Will Rafe money to fuport a Scool or Scools or vote aney thing Refering their to as they fhall think proper


5ly to fee if the town Will Rafe money to pay for buelding the pulpet or vote aney thing Refering their to as they fhall think proper


6ly to See if the town Will Search into the Setelment of the Eftate of Samuel hart Defest and to fee if the Widos thirds are not alowd to her by the Judge or bonds taken for the incomb of hir thirds


7ly to fee if the town Will alow thofe perfons Who have or fhall Work out moer then their high Way Rats this prefent year in the next years high Way Rats .


Here of faile not and make Return of this Warent With your Dowings their on to fume Wone of us the fub- fcribrs at on or befor the Day above mentned Given under our hand & Seal this 29 Day of auguft & in the Eighth year of his majefts Reign A D 1768


Thos Cowdin Select meen Amos Kimball for


Ifaac Gibfon fitchburgh


In obedance to the Within Warent I have Warnd all the free holders & other inhabitents qualified by Law to


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vote in town afaers to afemble and meet at the time & place Within mentned


fitchburgh Septembr ye 19 1768


Ebenezer Bridge Cunftable


at a Legal meting of the free holders & other inhabi- tents of the town of fitchburgh afembled on Septembr the 19 1768


Thos Cowdin Town Clark


1ly Chofe Decon Amof Kimball moderater


2ly Votd to Rafe fixty fix pounds thirten fhilings & four pence to pay mr John pafon the one half of his Set- elment acording to the vote of the town fot forth in his Call £66 13 4


[53] 3ly voted to Rais fixty pounds to pay the Rev- erent mr John payfon his falery for the firft years fal- ery £60 00 0


4ly voted to Rais Eight pounds to provid fcooling for the year in fuing and to Lay out three quarters in two places the other quarter to be Laid out in mr Elifha ful- lams Corner and mr phinehas Hartwells Corner . 8 00 0


5ly voted that mofes Thurlo Kindal Boutwal & Nehe- miah fuller be a Comite to provid a fcool mafter and a place or places Convenent to Keep fª fchool


6ly voted to Rafe twenty three pounds fix fhilings and Eight penc to pay for Buelding the pulpt in the met- ing house 23 6 8


7ly voted to farch in to fetelment of the Eftate of Samuel Harte Eftate Defest and that Thos Cowdin or Decon Kimball be apointed to farch into the Setelment of fd Eftate to fee if the Widos thirds are not fecurd to her or bonds taken for the inconb of fd thirds for maintain- anc of fª Wido


gly voted to alowe the high Way fevaers to Work out What they think nefesery over and above the taxes this prefent year and that they fhall be alowd the next year out of their high Way Rats


the meting Difolvd


Thos Cowdin town Clark


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Worster: fs . September ye 19th 1768 .


To mr: Ebenezer Bridge Cunstable for the town of Fitchburgh Greeting: In his majeftyes Name you are Re- quired to Warn all the Free-Holders and others: Inhabi- tance of the Town of Fitchburgh Qualefide By Law to Vote in Town Afares to Afemble and meet at the meting house on monday the Nineteenth of this Instant September at four oClock in the after Noon then and there Being Duly met and Form:d to Act on the Articels Foloing :


first to Chuse a moderater for Goverment of Said meting: Secondly To See If the Town Will Chuse a Com. mitty According to the Request of the Select men of Bos- ton Sent to this town to Desire Said town to Call a town meting To Consider the Present Critecle Situation of the Govements afaiers or Vote Any thing Refering their to: as they Shall Think Proper :


Hereof Fail Not and make Return of this Warrent at on or before the Time above Said Given under our hands and Seal this Nineteenth Day of September and in the Eighth year of his majestyes Reign A D: 1768




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